How do you get this machine...
Into that cabinet??
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Start with the cradle:
The 301 has no 'hinge holes" in the base of the machine. The cradle provides the structure to attach to the hinges.
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| set screw as seen from beneath the cradle |
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| Hinge hole |
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| Hinge in the hole as seen from underneath |
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| From the top |
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| Hinges at home |
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| Brackets for the front of the cradle. NECESSARY |
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| Cradle installed |
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| Cradle attached to front brackets |
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Lining up machine with male end on cradle
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| Placing the front. Pushing down the spring |
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| Spring engaged. |
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| Done |
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Lovely,I just did this to my 301 this weekend! Wish I had seen your post earlier! My cabinet was sold to me as a Necchi cabinet but the size was right so I was going to wing it. As it turned out when I got it home it was a singer cabinet with front clips for the 301 already in it so I just had to pop in my cradle and call it a day!
ReplyDeleteI simply love your blog. It is so informative and a joy to read. After looking at my 301A, I think it is missing (I think,) what is called the cradle. Guess I'll be searching for that in yard sales and thrift shop endavors. Bonnie from Northeast FL.
ReplyDeleteI am cleaning a 301 I bought, the presser bar was stuck, clean check back in place. I also took out the needle thumbscrew and the assembly, the thread guide of the needle clamp fell out before I looked at it closely. I 'think' I put it back in 'the right way' but I am not entirely sure. Would you be so kind and take a closeup picture of it? I want to make sure I have it right :)
ReplyDeleteNot sure what you mean
DeleteLaritza....this same thing just happened to me and I can't figure out how to get the wire thread guide and needle clamp back on the post!!!
ReplyDeleteThe problem with computer mouse, if it is positioned incorrectly bad things can happen I inadvertently rejected kch's comment. Here it is cut and pasted.
DeleteI figured it out...must use thumbnail to hold the wire thread guide in place inside the needle clamp as you slide it onto the post :)